The Maritime Executive
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Video: Chinese Again Use Water Cannons on Philippine Coast Guard Vessel
The confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels continued near the disputed shoals that China has attempted to claim und...
Two Tankers Attacked: What Next in the Bab el Mandeb?
The Houthis are claiming attacks on two tankers in the Red Sea, furthering their threat to impose by force a blockade on Saudi shi...
Chinese Space Firm Launches Commercial Rocket From E. China Sea
China's Gravity-1 launch vehicle, the world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket, has successfully launched from a sea-based platform...
Toxic Rotting Fish Nearly Killed Three Crewmembers on Australian Longliner
Marine investigators in New Zealand are yet again highlighting the dangers that fishing vessel crews continue to face from toxic g...
Port of Galveston’s Newest Cruise Terminal Earns LEED Silver Certification
[By Galveston Wharves] The Port of Galveston’s Cruise Terminal 16 has been recognized for meeting high standards for environmental...
Japan Protests Chinese Live-Fire Drill Inside its EEZ
The government of Japan has expressed its displeasure with PLA Navy's decision to conduct a live fire exercise off the coast of Ok...
Mixed Messages for Maritime in the Refreshed UK Government
There are mixed messages for the maritime community in the appointment of ministers to the government of the UK’s latest Prime Min...
Stricken Greek Product Tanker Appears to Be in Iranian Custody
A Greek-operated product tanker that was hit by an Iranian strike last weekend appears to have been towed to the north side of the...
One Seafarer Missing After LNG Barge Rocked by Explosion in Chinese Port
[Brief] Chinese officials are confirming a small feeder ship used to transfer containers on the Yangtze River was rocked by an exp...
Dubai and DP World Confirm Plans to Expand Fujairah Port to Bypass Hormuz
DP World, the government-controlled ports and logistics giant, confirmed it is pushing forward with a plan to build a new port for...